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Ahmadinejad's Daughter

Ahmadinejad's 10-year-old daughter was sitting next to her mother watching her daddy's speech ‎at the United Nations and in the interviews in America. Her mommy also was staring at the ‎television with a wide open mouth. Finally, beautiful Zahra, Mahmoud Pinocchio's 10-year-old ‎daughter asker her mommy:‎

‎- "Mommy! Why is daddy saying these things?"‎

Mommy: "Your daddy is going to be the ruler of the world, and everyone is listening to him."‎

Daughter said: "Yes! Does that mean we will move out of Iran?"‎

Mommy: "Maybe we will. If your daddy becomes the ruler he will take us too." ‎

Mommy: "It means that people choose whoever they want to be their ruler."‎

Daughter: "They are so lucky! What country is daddy talking about?" ‎

‎… Mommy: "What can I say?"‎

Daddy said on American television: "In our country the press is free to say whatever it wants ‎against the government." ‎

Daughter: "Mommy! Does that mean in my daddy's country they no longer arrest anyone?"‎

Mommy: "I don't know, your daddy is saying that." ‎

Daughter: "I didn't know daddy's country is so awesome."‎

Daddy said on American television: "In our country there is no poverty in the real sense."‎

Daughter: "Mommy! Who are poor people?"‎

Mommy: "Poor people are like our old neighbor, like people from your daddy's village, like the ‎ones we see on the street." ‎

Daughter: "Yes! I envy the people of my daddy's country." ‎

Daddy said on American television: "In our country people can ask the president whatever they ‎want." ‎

Daughter: "Mommy! Does that mean daddy won't get mad anymore when people ask him ‎questions?"‎

Mommy: "My dear! Shut the television off, these programs aren't for you…"‎

Daughter: "I know, they are for people of my daddy's country, and that country is awesome!" ‎

Daddy said on American television: "In our country 98 percent of people support the ‎government."‎

Daughter: "Mommy! What does 98 percent mean?"‎

Mommy: "It means a lot. It means from every one hundred people two don't like daddy." ‎

Daughter: "Does that mean others like him?"‎

Mommy: "Yes, of course."‎

Daughter: "So this is not like our country where everyone says bad things about us and my ‎daddy?"‎

Mommy: "How would I know?"‎

Daughter: "So why doesn't daddy take us to his country so that we don't have to stay in Iran?"‎

Mommy: "My dear, ask daddy about daddy's work." ‎

Daddy said on American television: "Like many others in my country I watch Western music ‎and Western channels in my country." ‎

Daughter screams: "Mommy! Look what daddy is saying! He is saying in his country he ‎watches foreign channels, how lucky is he!"‎

Mommy: "Maybe he means at their office they evaluate…"‎

Daughter: "Can't we also go to daddy's country to evaluate foreign channels?" ‎

Mommy: "I don't know, ask him when he comes back." ‎

Daddy said on American television: "Our judicial system is among the most advanced in the ‎world." ‎

Daughter: "Mommy! What does an advanced judicial system mean?"‎

Mommy: "It means the police don't arrest anyone for no reason…"‎

Daughter: "So it's not like in Iran where they took my classmate to jail because of her scarf?"‎

Mommy: "Why do you talk so much! Why do I care what your daddy says?"‎

Daughter crying and sad: "I will go with daddy to his country and never come back here, only ‎when daddy comes to Iran will I come to visit you, but I'll stay there." ‎

Daddy said on American television: "In our country power is in the hands of people." ‎

Daughter: "Mommy!"‎

Mommy: "Shut up! Stop saying mommy, I'm tired…"‎

Daughter: "What does it mean that power is in the hands of people?"‎

Mommy: "It means people do whatever they like, like they do in foreign countries …"‎

Daughter: "So it means I can do whatever I want too?‎

Mommy: "You won't do that, don't be a bad girl!"‎

Daddy said on American television: "Women in our country have complete freedom." ‎

Daughter put on her clothes and came to the door to walk out: "Mommy?" she cried.‎

Mommy: "What now, you little devil!"‎

Daughter: "I made up my mind, I want to go live in the country my daddy is talking about." ‎

Mommy: "Why? What's missing here?"‎

Daughter: "Daddy said in his country women have complete freedom." ‎

Mommy gets angry and says: "Damn your liar daddy and you! Let him return, let him step foot ‎into this house, and I will do something to him so that he will never again go to New York and ‎babble like this…" ‎